Chelsey Williams

Chelsey Williams supports the procurement mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division by managing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems, with a focus on engineering services, avionics integration, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems. She plays a pivotal role in securing technical expertise to modernize airborne sensor suites, enhance electronic warfare capabilities, and sustain legacy platforms critical to fleet readiness. Her acquisitions typically involve high-precision engineering, systems integration, and computer facilities management services aligned with the Navy’s strategic imperatives in air superiority and next-generation aviation technology. Williams maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven capabilities in avionics, mission systems engineering, and technical sustainment. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term supportability, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement contract vehicles to meet evolving operational requirements. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted under open competition—71.4% with no set-aside—she maintains a strong commitment to small business participation, with 28.6% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to foster innovation and capacity-building among qualified small vendors without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services), with additional activity in 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing). She regularly procures systems engineering, software development, test and evaluation services, and specialized manufacturing for airborne platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of avionics, communications, navigation, and electronic warfare integration.